Airport flight delays become shorter as winds decrease Monday afternoon

Gusty winds died down slightly at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport by late Monday afternoon, but they remained strong enough to force planes to take off and land on just one runway, airport officials said.

Delays of at least 15 to 30 minutes were common, said spokesman Patrick Hogan. Still, that's better than an hour or more delay earlier in the day.

"Planes have to take off and land into the wind, so when you have gusty winds … it limits us to using the crosswind runway," he said.

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